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FABRIC Filed' March 19 1930 1 Patent fr. 3h, E93@ CHAES F. LEE, @FAPHULAIDELIl?HlIA PENNSYLVANI, ASSIGNOR `0F ONE-HALF T0 WARREN l?. G

FETES, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA raro rll`his invention relates tonew and improved fabric which is produced by the means illustrated anddescribed in a (zo-pending application which bears Serial Number 437,095filed by me on March 19, 1930.

An important object of the invention is to provide a fabric of the'aforementioned character of a combined woven and knittedconstruction'whereby one side of the fabric or a portion thereof isknitted without the incorporation of any additional threads other thanthose which are ordinarily used in making woven fabric.

Another important object of the invention is to rovide a fabric whereinthe knitted portion 1s formed by certain of the weftV threadsconstituting a part of the fabric.

A still further important object of the invention is to provide acombined woven and knitted fabric which will maintain its shape againstlongitudinal and lateral strain.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent from the followingspecification when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing inwhich like reference characters designate like parts throughout theseveral views, and wherein lFigure 1 is a plan view of a piece of fabricconstructed in accordance withthis invention.

Figure 2 is a face view of a portion of fabric constructed in accordancewith this invention with the threads constituting the same widelyseparated.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view.

Figure d is a longitudinal sectional view of the fabric.

1n the drawings the warp threads are designated by the reference numeral1, and interwoven therethrough are the weft threads 2 which are loopedand interlocked as at 3 to provide the hiitted facing clearlyillustratcd in Figure 1 of the drawings.

lt is understood that as many loo s as desired may be provided in theweft t reads 2 for the purpose of providin a piece of fabric having asolid appearin Lul face or a face which is only parti ly hitted asillustrated in Figure l. llt will be noted that the interlod weftthreads 2 constitute every appliance mea nach 19, wao. serial no.437,094.'

second weft thread in the fabric andthe weft threads 4-which aredisposed between the looped weft threads 2 are unlooped. rllhe weftthreads 4 constitute means for preventing stretching of the fabric inthe direction in which they extend while the warp threads 5, which arehunched in the loops -3 prevent stretching of said fabric in the otherdirection, as will be obvious.

As clearly indicated in Figure 2 of the drawings, the loops 3 areinterlocked and the open end of each loop is closed by the precedingloop.

It will thus be seen that l have provided a fabric of rcombined wovenand knitted construction which is roduced by knitting certain of theyweft threads of the fabric and thus eliminating the necessity forincorporating any additional threads 1n the fabric for the purpose ofproviding the same with a knitted face lor a partially knitted space.

rlhe herein described illustration and descript-ion'of the invention ismerely a preferred embodiment which is shown by way of illustration andit is understood that various changes in the construction of the fabricmay be made without departing from the spirit of the invention asclaimed.

at is claimed is:-

1. A fabric comprising warp and weft threads forming woven sections,alternate weft threads being 'interlooped to form lmittedsections-between the woven sections and the remaining alternate weftthreads di-.

vdirectly connecting t` woven sections.

woven sections, certain of 4. A fabric comprising 'warp and wet threadsforming iwoven sections, alternate weft threads being interlooped toVform knitted sections between the woven sections, the knitted sectionshaving certain of the warp threads extending therethrough, and theremaining alternate weft threads extending beneath said certain warpthreads and directly connecting the woven sections.

5. A fabric comprising warp and weft threads forming woven sections,certain of the weft threads being interlooped Ito form knitted sectionsbetween the Woven sections, certain of theV warp threads extendingthrough the knitted sections and constituting means for preventing,longitudinal stretching of the :knitted sections, and the remaining weftthreads extendi between the woven sections transversely of t e knitted yl sections and beneath said certain warp threads and constituting meansfor preventing transverse stretching of the knitted sections.

6. A fabric comprising warp and weft threads forming woven sections,certain of the weft threads being interlooped to form knitted sectionsbetween the woven sections, certain of the warp threads being'bunchedand extending through the knitted sections Ereventing longitudinalstretching of the nitted sections, and the remainlng weft threadsextending between the woven sections transversely of the knittedsections and beneath the warp threads in the knitted sections andconstituting means for preventing lateral stretching of the knittedsections.

In testimony whereof l a my signature. HARLES l?. LEE.

beneath the loops and constituting means for-

